Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Salt Lake City to Atlanta. Right side wins both ends of the flight — the Wasatch Front on departure is one of the most dramatic urban-adjacent mountain views in the US, and the Atlanta skyline approach on arrival is the best view on landing. During the cruise portion over the Rockies and Colorado Plateau, both sides offer similar terrain, but the right side has a slight edge with views toward the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.

During takeoff from Salt Lake City International (SLC), sit on the Right side for the best views. SLC typically departs east on runway 16L/34R or uses runways oriented north-south. On a southeast departure toward Atlanta, the right side gives you the Wasatch Front — the dramatic wall of mountains rising directly east of the city. You'll also see the Great Salt Lake receding to the northwest on the left, but the Wasatch is the star. Notable sights include: Wasatch Front (Mount Olympus, Twin Peaks), Great Salt Lake to the northwest, Salt Lake City grid below, Utah Lake to the south.

When landing at The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Right side for the best views. Atlanta's primary arrival runways from the west/northwest typically bring aircraft in from the northwest on headings toward runways 26L/26R or 27L/27R. On approach from the west, the right side gives you the best view of downtown Atlanta's skyline as you descend, with Midtown and the Buckhead district visible to the north. The left side faces south toward less distinctive suburban sprawl. Notable sights include: Downtown Atlanta skyline, Stone Mountain (distinctive granite dome 16 miles east of downtown), Lake Allatoona to the northwest, Chattahoochee River corridor.

The flight from Salt Lake City International (SLC) to The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) takes Approximately 3 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks southeast over the Colorado Plateau and its canyon country, the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, the Sangre de Cristo range in New Mexico, then transitions to the southern Great Plains of Texas and Oklahoma before crossing into the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and the pine forests of Alabama and Georgia. The Mississippi River is typically crossed near Memphis, Tennessee.